Below, you will find detailed information about this site: Rideau Canal
Site Name:
Rideau Canal
Description:
Built for the British government by Lieutenant-Colonel John By as a defensive work in the event of war with the United States, the still-functioning canal is the best preserved example of a 19th-century slack water canal in North America, with most of its original structures intact; a World Heritage Site and a unique historic landmark in the central core of Ottawa
Date:
1837 (completed)
Location:
Ottawa to Kingston, Ontario
Region:
Central Canada
Geolocation:
45.42583 , -75.69722
Designated:
1925
